Demand for high-speed Internet and digital cable propelled Charter Communications Inc. to a narrower year-over-year loss in the second quarter. The cabler narrowed its quarterly loss from $273.9 million, or $1.07 a share, to $202.7 million, or 69 cents a share, for the just-ended second quarter. The company posted operating cash flow of $501.

Scientific-Atlanta is moving full speed ahead in the home gateway market with the introduction of its latest Explorer set-top, the 4200. The Explorer 4200 home gateway is designed to handle wired and wireless links to televisions, PCs, PDAs, phones and other Internet appliances. The internal DOCSIS modem, graphics and memory interface enable the delivery of on-demand television, Web browsing an...

With the majority of the North American broadband market on its customer list, BroadJump Inc. continues to eye international opportunities. The latest: the company has signed up its first customer in Latin America. Telmex is turning to the provisioning software provider as it embraces adoption of customer self-installation technology and the reduction in truck rolls to provision new broadband s...

The CBS hit series Survivor may have been filmed in Africa, but high-speed Internet access has been very limited there. AFSAT Communications is looking to change all that, and is turning to Hughes Network Systems to make broadband access a reality. AFSAT has signed a deal calling for Hughes to deliver a satellite broadband network, including a network operations center and both one-way and two-...

The bundle: a multitude of services all on one bill. Many telecom companies are offering the bundle to attract and retain customers. Verizon Communications is rolling out a package that includes everything from local phone services to high-speed Internet access, while RCN Corp. is beefing its current package with international options.

Telco All West Communications is competing head-to-head with its cable counterparts in the digital entertainment space, and has turned to Next Level Communications Inc. to try and get a leg up on its closest competitors. The Utah-based telco is using Next Level's VDSL platform to offer its customers the triple play — voice, video and data — over its existing copper wire infrastructure.

Verizon Communications is testing the broadband wireless waters in Northern Virginia through a field trial with BeamReach Networks. Verizon is trialing BeamReach's broadband fixed wireless technology, which is designed to deliver speeds up to 1.5 megabits per second up to five miles from the system's distribution antenna.

Home networking gear provider NETGEAR Inc. is teaming with Listen.com to tout broadband entertainment services in the networked home. The partnership will enable NETGEAR customers who purchase the company's Platinum Family of networking products to trial Listen.com's Rhapsody digital subscription service for 30 days, free of charge.

ISP RioLink Ltd. has announced plans to begin a full market rollout of voice-over-IP telephony using a Gemini Voice Solutions Inc. service in its New Mexico service area. RioLink plans to market Ip telephony services in conjunction with its high-speed wireless DSL service. The company expects the additional service offering will help boost revenue by leveraging its existing high-speed infrastru...

Copyright 2002 / Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times…08/05/2002 From LexisNexis In an unusual leap from the Internet to television, AtomFilms is expected to announce today that its collection of short films and animations will be offered this fall through Comcast Cable Communications Inc.'s video-on-demand service in Philadelphia.

Copyright 2002 Reed Elsevier Inc. Daily Variety…08/05/2002 From LexisNexis The city of Los Angeles has granted bankrupt Adelphia Communications a 45-day extension on its cable TV franchise, which was set to expire Friday, a City Attorney's Office spokesman confirmed. Provisional agreement, which must be approved by the City Council, gives the two parties some extra breathing room to hash ...

A lawsuit has been filed against Charter Communications Inc. for alleged misleading accounting practices. The MSO is defending its books, and says its SEC filings paint an accurate picture of its financial condition. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California July 31, claims that Charter used "misleading accounting practices that had the effect of misrepre...